Is child support a right that can be bargained away by either parent?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.S. v. D.G., 2008 BCPC 94 (CanLII):
Child support is the right of the child. It is not a right that can be bargained away by either parent (see Sennet v. Sawkins, [1998] B.C.J. No. 683 (B.C.S.C.), e.g.).
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